EDINBURGH, Australia, Sep 25, 2026 – AML3D Limited (ASX: AL3) (“AML3D” or “the Company”) is pleased to announce it is participating in a three-year advanced Aerospace manufacturing research and development project (“R&D Project”). The R&D project is being supported by a range of industry and research partners, including an aerospace prime. The aerospace prime is a global aviation contractor, which manages the overall design, development, and manufacturing of large-scale aerospace systems, including aircraft. In total, the R&D project participants will provide approximately A$3.89 million to run the R&D project over the three-year term.
The objective of the R&D project is to develop and mature AML3D’s Wire-Arc Additive Manufacturing (“WAM”) technology and processes to a level suitable for qualified Aerospace tooling production applications. AML3D’s contribution to the R&D project is expected to be approximately A$530,000, comprising approximately A$130,000 in cash and A$400,000 in staff and other in-kind
contributions over the project term. The R&D project is consistent with AML3D’s strategy of developing and industrialising its WAM© technology for advanced manufacturing applications.
Participation in the R&D project is not expected to generate revenue for AML3D, however, a successful conclusion to the R&D project will position the company as a potential Aerospace tooling production supplier. As such, AML3D could pursue future purchase orders or production contracts under separate commercial agreements, creating a pathway to new revenue opportunities in the high-value Aerospace tooling sector.
AML3D does not consider the identity of the aerospace prime to be information that a reasonable person would expect to have a material effect on the price or value of AML3D’s securities. AML3D considers that this announcement contains all material information relevant to assessing the impact of this project on the price or value of AML3D’s securities, and is not misleading by omission.
AML3D CEO Sean Ebert said, This $3.89 million R&D project, with an aerospace prime, will build on AML3D’s track record demonstrating WAM technology can support the Aerospace sector. We have already achieved the AS9100D Aerospace Quality Management accreditation, the highest global quality standard for manufacturers supplying flight-ready structures. This new R&D project moves AML3D into a formal qualification pathway for WAM to be deployed for Aerospace tooling applications.
Tooling lead times of up to 24 months present a significant challenge across aerospace manufacturing. A successful conclusion to this R&D project has the potential to position AML3D as a solution to these Aerospace supply chain constraints. It is expected AML3D’s WAM technology will be shown to dramatically reduce Aerospace tooling component manufacturing lead times compared to traditional manufacturing techniques.
About AML3D
AML3D Limited, a publicly listed technology company founded in 2014, utilizes new technologies to pioneer and lead metal additive manufacturing globally. Disrupting the traditional manufacturing space, AML3D has developed and patented a Wire Additive Manufacturing (WAM) process that metal 3D prints commercial, large-scale parts for Aerospace, Defense, Maritime, Manufacturing, Mining and Oil & Gas. AML3D provides parts contract manufacturing from its Technology Centre in Adelaide, Australia, and is the OEM of ARCEMY, an industrial metal 3D printing system that combines IIoT and Industry 4.0 to enable manufacturers to become globally competitive. For more information, visit https://aml3d.com.
